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September 25th, 2015, 11:04 PM
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Applique Angel
I blame Pinterest.
I am determined to get better at FMQ. I have been challenging myself and getting out of my comfort zone.
I have been studying a lot of pictures on pinterest to get ideas for a baby quilt I am about to quilt. I picked out something that is so complex. After getting through the first row I am exhausted and over whelmed. Thank goodness it's only a baby quilt. I don't want to get burned out and I want to keep this fun.
So I am just limiting myself to getting one row done a day. It will be done in a week. I don't want this to become a UFO and I think it's important for me to push through, get it done, and not give up.
How do you handle difficult projects, waning motivation, and preventing burn out?
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September 25th, 2015, 11:37 PM
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Applique Angel
Re: I blame Pinterest.
I am going thru that now with a monster size quilt. When I start feeling that way I work on another project and let the first one rest awhile. I cut out something or hand sew on something or come read the forums, seems like it does me good to step away for awhile. A chocolate break also helps me
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Missouri Star
Re: I blame Pinterest.
Yeah, me too. I love Pinterest because there are so many incredible quilts posted. But then I want to make one of everything! And abandon my main quilt in progress so I can start something new. I don't let myself do that but the itch is like money burning a hole in my pocket!
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Designer Diva
Re: I blame Pinterest.
I took a Craftsy class by Angela Walters and found it changed my way of thinking. It relaxed me and let me get more in tune with my abilities. They sent me an email offering any first class for $10, so of course I picked their most expensive class. Im a self taught type of person and like you learned a lot from pinterest and youtube, but a class turned out to be just what I needed.
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The Guild President
Re: I blame Pinterest.
I try to break things down into manageable pieces and reasonable expectations. I'm mostly self taught, but I'm pretty disciplined about not having more than one project going at a time.
Chocolate helps, so did disabling my Pinterest account!!
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Applique Angel
Re: I blame Pinterest.

Originally Posted by
stitchwishes
I took a Craftsy class by Angela Walters and found it changed my way of thinking. It relaxed me and let me get more in tune with my abilities. They sent me an email offering any first class for $10, so of course I picked their most expensive class. Im a self taught type of person and like you learned a lot from pinterest and youtube, but a class turned out to be just what I needed.
I just discovered her. I agree with you, there is something about her that makes things seem doable. I just got her Shapes book this week. What class did you get on Craftsy?
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Applique Angel
Re: I blame Pinterest.

Originally Posted by
RockinLou
I try to break things down into manageable pieces and reasonable expectations. I'm mostly self taught, but I'm pretty disciplined about not having more than one project going at a time.
Chocolate helps, so did disabling my Pinterest account!!
Breaking it down is the only way to do it. Also getting enough sleep. My 10 month old has been getting up a million times a night, which makes it hard to be disciplined in anything.
Chocolate makes the world go round!
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The Guild President
Re: I blame Pinterest.

Originally Posted by
RockinLou
I try to break things down into manageable pieces and reasonable expectations. I'm mostly self taught, but I'm pretty disciplined about not having more than one project going at a time.
Chocolate helps, so did disabling my Pinterest account!!
I refuse to do all over quilting, so not much help on just single motifs. Found out you had to break them down into individual components to handle. Even though I don't use the machine templates, I bought some just for the sturdiness and use those to mark.
I don't like Pinterest. I got mad a couple of years ago over a wristlet. Half a dozen people liked it, posted it, and no link to where to buy the pattern. That was a slap to the pattern maker and unfair. I've since added the expression to search without Pinterest and Youtube in searches.
Also prefer jalapeño potato chips.
Last edited by Alpha O; Yesterday at 10:32 AM.
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Applique Angel
Re: I blame Pinterest.

Originally Posted by
jjkaiser
Yeah, me too. I love Pinterest because there are so many incredible quilts posted. But then I want to make one of everything! And abandon my main quilt in progress so I can start something new. I don't let myself do that but the itch is like money burning a hole in my pocket!
I am the same way. I will be dead set on what my next quilt will be, then I find something on pinterest, and I change my mind. Then it happens again and again. Pinterest is great, but it gives me unrealistic expectations of what my quilts should look like. I have to take breaks from the site so that I use it just as inspiration and not a measure of my work.
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Applique Angel
Re: I blame Pinterest.

Originally Posted by
TMP
I am going thru that now with a monster size quilt. When I start feeling that way I work on another project and let the first one rest awhile. I cut out something or hand sew on something or come read the forums, seems like it does me good to step away for awhile. A chocolate break also helps me

The one thing that stops me from doing that is that break down and set up. My machine and table are set up for FMQ. It's a pain to take that all down and put things together for piecing. Which is good. It would be so easy to put this away and forget about it. But I have 3 baby quilts I have to get done before I start on my "fun" quilt.
I have to stay focused!!!! Babies wait for no quilter!!